Arkansas farmers will get as much as a little over $1 billion in Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage program payments starting this month.
The programs will pay out about $13.8 billion to the nation’s eligible farmers for the 2025 crop year. It’s the largest annual payout since the programs were established with the 2014 Farm Bill.
Arkansas farmers received a projected $31 million from the two programs last year for the 2024 crop, said Hunter Biram of the University of Arkansas Extension Service…